Evaluation of estrogen receptor expression in low-grade and high-grade astrocytomas.

Cleciton Braga TavaresFrancisca das Chagas Sheyla Gomes-BragaEmerson Brandão SousaUmbelina Soares BorgesCarla Solange Escórcio-DouradoJoão Paulo da Silva-SampaioBenedito Borges da Silva

Published in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2019)

In the current study, estrogen receptor expression was positive only in low-grade astrocytomas and nil in high-grade astrocytomas, showing that ER expression declines with the grade of tumor malignancy.

Keyphrases

low grade
high grade
estrogen receptor
poor prognosis
binding protein
long non coding rna